In his testimony, the defendant clarified that he had never possessed the shoes that were found, that they were not suitable for wearing at all, and that his genetic profile had been attached to them by the investigators.
He testified in this regard (June 2, 2024, p. 4281, paras. 17 ff.), "[...] What is happening here, the honorable court, and what is being done here, what I said to the lawyer and they came to me into Kishon, I was arrested on the 26th of the month, as he says after a few days, maybe 4 days something like that, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, they entered the room in Kishon, they took my shoes, they took my personal belongings from Kishon, they took my personal equipment and my shoes, which I have not seen here in court until today, They took my private shoes and put it in their possession, my DNA inside my shoes, they took these shoes and took my equipment, I'm detained in Kishon, they went in there and took my private things, why do you take private things, what do you want from my shoes, and after that, Your Honor, after that they took me for interrogation, In addition to everything, they took my pants, they took my pants, they took my pants, my jeans and my personal things, what did I tell the lawyer, so what does he say that they planted my DNA, not my shoes, not my shoes, they planted my DNA, what was done here with the investigators. [...] If there is DNA in the shoes that are not mine, as was said here in court, that there is DNA in the left shoe only, it is very strange."
Therefore, according to him, the shoes found in Daliyat al-Carmel were not his shoes, and even the genetic profile was "implanted" in the shoes that were found, after he was forced to take off his shoes in the detention center, as well as remove his pants. When the photos of the shoes that were found were shown, the defendant said (p. 4283, s. 15 ff.), "I don't know what shoe this is, maybe they found it in a garbage can, look which shoe is this, Honorable Judges, it's from the garbage can, is this my shoe? The shoe they took from me is from BOSS so is it my shoe? Is it a human shoe? Is it a human shoe that a person wears? [...] Obviously, it's not my shoe. It's a shoe out of a garbage can, it's not my shoe or anyone's, I don't think anyone would wear such a shoe."